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It also doesn't cost AWS anywhere near $3k to actually move that data. Data transfer charges have to be a massive profit center for them.
by khuey 6y ago
It also doesn't cost AWS anywhere near $3k to actually move that data. Data transfer charges have to be a massive profit center for them.
- GordonS 6y agoGiven VPS providers give you terabytes of bandwidth included even with cheap VPS', I'd say that a $3k bandwidth bill from AWS costs AWS pretty close to $0
- kitteh 6y agoIt's all about how much bps it was at peak. That drives scaling infrastructure which is real money also p95 billing). Sadly the world has gone in a diff direction when it comes to billing people. The rationale? Util based billing and p95 is too complicated.
- imtringued 6y agoYou don't pay less if you utilize the existing infrastructure more efficiently. There is no spot market for bandwidth.